Camilla’s Roses Audiobook By Bernice L. McFadden cover art

Camilla’s Roses

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Camilla’s Roses

By: Bernice L. McFadden
Narrated by: Patricia Floyd
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $19.99

Buy for $19.99

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

Winner of two Black Writers Alliance Gold Pen Awards and an Honor Award from the American Library Association, Bernice L. McFadden has authored several national best-sellers, including Suger and This Bitter Earth.

Camilla's childhood was immersed in chaos and love, and steeped in the myth of perfection. As an adult, she never looked back, refusing to acknowledge the people and places that had scarred her so many years ago. But a legacy of cancer proves inescapable, forcing Camilla to embrace the past - no matter how painful it may be - and to salvage what is left of her love in order to save her daughter. As Camilla discovers the bittersweet limitations of motherhood and reconciliation, she also awakens an inspiring message about the mortality issues we all must face.

©2004 Bernice McFadden (P)2004 Recorded Books, LLC African American

Critic reviews

“Gritty but loving portrait of an African-American family’s indestructible ties.” ( Kirkus Reviews)
Great Storytelling • Interesting Story • Engaging Narrative • Intricate Details • Emotional Impact
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
This story was excellent, many of us don’t want the life we were born into, but the fact is no matter how much you change yourself or how far removed you become you cannot ever escape who you really are. Change for the better but never forget who you are or where you came from,

You cannot run from yourself

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
There were a few times that the story seemed a little disconnected but for the most part it was well told. The story of how families cope and grow. They don't always thrive well but they grow whether nurtured well or not. They survive even though they may be fractured. Home is always home something always brings you back. Good story.

A multigenerational family story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The story was good, but the narration was lacking. There was a lot of distracting swallowing and dry mouth sounds close to the mic. Made it difficult to pay attention.

Good story, narrator needs water

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I truly enjoyed this book, as I always love Ms McFadden's books!! They end too soon, because they are so good and you just can't stop reading!! Initially the narration is a little nerve wracking, as the narrator is a bit too slow!! But because the story line itself is do good, you generally forget that!!

fantastic read!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved it, never forget your roots or the people who love you and have done the best they can by you.

Can’t bury your past

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I think you have to be able. I think that post was just the original.

I love you

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Life has a lot of twist and turns, as this book illustrates. The one downside is the narrator, who I normally love had too much wait time in between chapters; I thought there was something wrong with my app. I like the way Maggie had a prominent role in this storytelling. It seems that she may have been of a lower IQ, therefore, the trauma she experience with the loss of her husband, the one who was originally her sister’s lover; didn’t leave her crippled. I like the way Velma and Maggie‘s mom made sure that the sisters were back together. Forgiveness. It was interesting how Camila chose the route she did; that is forgetting about her family until a tragedy occurred. Overall, it’s a good listen.

The he importance of family

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Omg where do I began. This book gave me laugh and tears all at the same time. It was so captivating from the very beginning to the very end. I happen to get this book by just scrolling through titles that were free and came upon one of Bernice McFatten‘s book and let me tell you Free or not. I would definitely add this to my collection of books. It is a read or listen, you can do and one day however I pace myself and did it in three days because I did not want this book to end. The storytelling and the intricate details between the sisters and seeing it play out again and their offspring was just sointeresting and didn’t even see it happening. Just learning how Kamila saw her aunt with no breast. then seeing her self Kamila go through the same thing wow I didn’t see it coming at all. Just great storytelling at its best you you have to read the book and oh there was some laughs by far the dog with the roast beef in his pocket what a great great way to get someone back he definitely learned his lesson love the book. I would love to know how Kamila move forward after what happened

What happened to Camilla

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I love the story and enjoy books by this author. This is the first time she’s used this narrator, and it was a bad decision. The narrator kept making swallowing noises into the microphone. It was a huge distraction away from the story, as everyone else has said.

New Narrator, PLEASE!!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The narrator constantly swallowed into the mic. I can hear her saliva moistening her lips. It was rather distracting for me.

Narrator threw me off

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews